G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC. Installation Guide

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1 G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC Installation Guide

2 About this guide This guide is authored with special diligence and verified by the state of the art for correctness. G&D neither explicitly nor implicitly takes guarantee or responsibility for the quality, efficiency and marketability of the product when used for a certain purpose that differs from the scope of service covered by this guide. For losses, which directly or indirectly result from the use of the documentation as well as for incidental damages or subsequent damages, G&D is liable only in the cases of intent or gross negligence. Warranty exclusion In the following cases, G&D will not accept warranty claims: The devices were not used as intended. The devices were repaired or modified by unauthorized personnel. The devices offer extensive external damage that was not reported at time of delivery. The devices were damaged by third-party accessories. G&D will assume no liability for any consequential damages that may arise from the use of the products. Trademark credits All product and company names mentioned in this guide and other documents you have received with your G&D product may be trademarks or trade names of their respective owners. Imprint Guntermann & Drunck GmbH All rights reserved. Version /06/2008 Firmware: 2.34 Guntermann & Drunck GmbH Dortmunder Str. 4a Wilnsdorf Germany Phone Fax sales@gdsys.de i G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC

3 Contents Contents Safety guidelines... 1 The CATpro2-DVI-UC target module... 2 Scope of delivery... 2 Required accessories... 2 Installation... 3 Interfaces on the front panel... 3 Interfaces on the back panel... 4 Status displays... 5 Selecting DDC information... 7 Preset DDC information... 7 Reading out a monitor s DDC information... 8 Supported graphic resolutions... 9 Power supply via Power Loop cables Technical data Customer service G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC ii

4 Safety guidelines Safety guidelines Please read the following safety guidelines attentively before you start running the G&D product. The guidelines help to avoid damage to the product and prevent possible violations. Inform all persons that use this equipment in detail about these safety guidelines. Observe all warnings or operating instructions put on the device or stated in this operating guide., Avoid the risk of electric shock To avoid the risk of electric shock, do not open the device or remove the covers. If service is required, please contact our technicians., Disconnect the main power plug or the power supply before installation Before installing the device, ensure that it has been disconnected from the power source. Disconnect the main power plug or the device s power supply., Ensure constant access to the power plugs Ensure during the installation of the devices that the power plugs remain accessible.! Do not cover the ventilation openings Ventilation openings prevent the device from overheating. They are not to be covered.! Avoid the risk of tripping over cables Ensure that there is no risk of tripping over cables.! Only use a grounded electrical outlet Operate this device by using a grounded electrical outlet.! Use only the provided G&D power pack Operate this device with the provided G&D power pack or with the power packs listed in the operating manual.! Operate the device only in the intended area of application. This device has been designed for indoor use. Do not expose it to extreme cold, heat or humidity. 1 G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC

5 The CATpro2-DVI-UC target module The CATpro2-DVI-UC target module The CATpro2-DVI-UC target module enables integrating a computer with digital video output into one or two CATCenter systems. The computer, that is connected to the CATCenter system through the target module, is refered to as target within the CATCenter system. The computer can comfortably be operated remotely through the user modules of the CATCenter system. Scope of delivery 1 x CATpro2-DVI-UC 1 x DVI-D video cable (2 metres) 2 x USB cable (2 metres) 1 x Installation Guide Required accessories One or more category 5 (or better) twisted pair cables to connect the target module to one or two CATCenter systems. G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC 2

6 Installation Installation Interfaces on the front panel Figure 1: Front view of the CATpro2-DVI-UC target module USB Pwr: If you want to supply the target module with power by using two USB interfaces, connect one of the computer s USB interfaces to this interface. The device can be supplied with power using two of the computer s USB interfaces if both the USB Pwr and the USB CPU interface are connected to the target module. The user is enabled to apply other possibilities to supply the target module with power: connect the optional AC adapter to the Power In interface. connect an optional Power Loop cable to the Power In interface. The Power In interface described on the following page and the chapter Power supply via Power Loop cables on page 10 provide further information regarding this topic. USB CPU: The console s keyboard and mouse signals are transmitted to the computer using this interface. Connect one of the computer s USB interfaces to this interface. DVI-D CPU: Insert the supplied DVI-D video cable into this interface and connect it to the computer s graphic output. 3 G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC

7 Installation Interfaces on the back panel Figure 2: Back view of the CATpro2-DVI-UC target module The target module provides two Trans. interfaces that enable integrating this target module into two different CATCenter systems. Only connect one of the target module s Trans. interfaces per CATCenter system. The user is enabled to connect several legs of a twisted pair cabling by using patch fields and outlets. It is not possible, however, to integrate active components such as network switches, hubs or repeaters. Trans. 1: Connect this interface to a CPU port of a CATCenter system. Use a category 5 (or better) twisted pair cabling for this purpose. Trans. 2: Connect this interface to a CPU port of a CATCenter system. Use a category 5 (or better) twisted pair cabling for this purpose. DDC: This rotary switch enables selecting the desired DDC information. The chapter Selecting DDC information on page 7 provides further information regarding this topic. Power Loop: Connect a Power Loop cable to this interface if you want to supply another target module with the power of the optional AC adapter. Therefore, this target module has to be supplied with power of the optional AC adapter or of a Power Loop cable. The chapter Power supply via Power Loop cables on page 10 provides detailed information regarding this topic. Power In: If necessary, connect the optional AC adapter or the Power Loop cable (that is connected to another target module) to this interface. When applying the AC adapter or a Power Loop cable, the target module does not have to be supplied with power through the two USB interfaces. For redundant power supply, the user is enabled to energise the target module through the USB Pwr and USB CPU interfaces. G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC 4

8 Status displays Status displays The Trans. 1 and Trans. 2 interfaces each provide a yellow and a green LED. The LEDs display the current status of both the target module and the interface. The entries in the table below refer to the status of the blinking duration and the blinking interval of both LEDs. If a user of a CATCenter system accesses the target module, the user s mouse or keyboard inputs are signaled by the flickering yellow LED at the Trans. interface. Ensure that no inputs are made at the console while the status is read from the following table. Status Yellow LED Green LED Time in seconds The power supply of the target module is interrupted. There is no connection to the CATCenter system. A connection to the CATCenter system has been established. No user currently accesses the target module. A user currently accesses the target module. The computer is turned off, the DVI connection is interrupted or the graphics card is on standby. A user currently accesses the target module. The power supply of the target module is disturbed. The USB CPU interface is not connected to the computer or the device driver is being activated. [Off] [Off] [Off] [Off] 5 G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC

9 Status displays Status Yellow LED Green LED Time in seconds A connection to the CATCenter system has been established. A user currently accesses the target module. The DDC rotary switch is moved to Learn. No DDC information has been read in (yet). A monitor s DDC information has been successfully read in. [Off] G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC 6

10 Selecting DDC information Selecting DDC information Since the monitor is connected to the user module and not directly to the computer s graphic output, the computer cannot access the monitor s DDC information. For this reason, preset DDC information that are provided to the computer are stored in the CATpro2-DVI-UC target module. It is additionally possible to read out the monitor s DDC information and store it in the target module. Preset DDC information In the default setting of the CATpro2-DVI-UC target module the DDC rotary switch is moved to the Def. position. Figure 3: Detailed view of the DDC rotary switch The following table lists different switch settings and the respective DDC information: Switch setting DDC information Def. Default (basically all resolutions possible) x 1024 pixels, 60 Hz (VESA-DMT) x 768 pixels, 60 Hz (VESA-DMT) x 1200 pixels, 60 Hz (VESA-DMT) x 1200 pixels, 60 Hz (VESA-CVT-RB) x 768 pixels, 60 Hz (VESA-CVT) x 1050 pixels, 60 Hz (VESA-CVT) x 900 pixels, 60 Hz (VESA-CVT) User use a monitor s read-out DDC information Learn read out a monitor s DDC information 7 G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC

11 Reading out a monitor s DDC information Selecting DDC information Besides selecting preset DDC information, you can read out a monitor s DDC information to provide it to the computer. Tip: This technology allows providing the DDC information of that monitor in the target module that is connected to the user module. Therefore, proceed as follows: 1. Unplug the DVI-D video cable from the DVI-D CPU interface. 2. Move the DDC rotary switch to the Learn position. The LEDs of both Trans. interfaces signal that the Learn mode is now activated (see Status displays on page 5). 3. Connect the monitor whose DDC-Information are to be stored in the CATpro2- DVI-UC target module to the DVI-D CPU interface. The DDC information of a monitor that is connected to the user module of the CATCenter system can be stored by using an analog VGA interface. For this purpose, the DDC information has to be preferably read in through this analog interface. To connect the monitor s VGA cable to the target module, a DVI-I-HD15F video adapter (item no.: A ) can be applied, for example. The LEDs of both Trans. interfaces signal that the DDC information has been successfully read in (see Status displays on page 5). 4. Move the DDC rotary switch to the User position. The read-in DDC information is provided to the connected computer. 5. Remove the monitor cable from the DVI-D CPU interface. 6. Insert the DVI-D video cable that is connected to the computer into the DVI-D CPU interface. G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC 8

12 Supported graphic resolutions Supported graphic resolutions The CATpro2-DVI-UC target module basically supports every resolution that can be transmitted through a single link interface according to the DVI specification 1.0. This particularly applies to the pixel rate that may be between 25 and 165 MHz. Therefore, resolutions between 640 x 480 pixels at 60 Hz and 1600 x 1200 pixels at 60 Hz are possible for the common VESA DMT and VESA SMT timing standards. According to VESA CVT-RB, 1920 x 1200 pixels at 60 Hz can be transmitted. Any refresh rates and resolutions can be applied within the parameters mentioned above. It mostly depends on the graphics card, the connected monitor, the installed device driver, and on the operating system which display modes are actually available on the computer connected to the target module. The image data transmitted from the computer to the target module are transferred to the monitor of the remote user module with unchanged timing. Frequencies and image position of the signal at the user module therefore comply with those at the graphics card output.. Note: While creating the video signal, many graphics cards differentiate between digital and analog output. Such graphics cards create digital image signals for the CATpro2-DVI-UC target module. Independently from the operating system, some graphic cards therefore scale the image to the resolution selected at the DDC rotary switch on the target module. If necessary, use the DDC rotary switch to select the desired (native) resolution (see page 9). Some graphics cards furthermore create digital image signals with nonstandardised timings. Such timings differ from the monitor s standard to reduce the frequencies of digital signals. Due to the non-standardised timing, monitors that are connected to the user module in an analog way, might not be able to display both image size and image position correctly. 9 G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC

13 Power supply via Power Loop cables Power supply via Power Loop cables If the CATpro2-DVI-UC target module is supplied with power from the optional AC adapter through the Power In interface, up to three further target modules can be supplied with power using Power Loop cables. 1. Connect the AC adapter to one of the target modules. 2. Insert a Power Loop cable into the Power Loop interface of this target module. Connect the other end to the Power In interface of the next target module. 3. If necessary, repeat step 2 for the third and the fourth target module. Figure 4: Four devices supplied with power by one AC adapter via Power Loop cables G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC 10

14 Technical data Technical data CATpro2-DVI-UC Interfaces to computer: Supported video data Keyboard and mouse: Video: 60 Hz: 85 Hz: Colour depth: Pixel rate: Vertical frequency: Horizontal frequency: Norms: USB digital (DVI-D, single link) max x 1200 pixels max x 1024 pixels 24 bits 25 MHz to 165 MHz 50 Hz to 180 Hz 30 khz to 130 khz DVI 1.0, E-DDC Power supply Mode: standard Type: Connection: Current consumption: Mode: Typ: Connection: Current consumption: No. of devices per AC adapter: through two USB interfaces 2 x USB-B (High Power) max. 700mA over two USB interfaces (max. 500mA per 5V-USB) optional AC adapter (12V/2A) Mini-DIN 4 socket max. 350mA@12VDC 4 devices through Power Loop cables Power input Standby: 0,5W@2x5V-USB; 0,5W@12V Operation: 3,4W@2x5V-USB; 3,8W@12V Casing Material: anodised aluminium Operation environment Dimensions (W x H x D): Weight: 105 x 26 x 84 mm approx. 210 g Temperature: +5 to +40 C Air humidity: < 80%, non-condensing 11 G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC

15 Customer service Customer service Even after you have purchased our products you can count on G&D. Qualified support in all areas of service is just as much a matter of course for us as the comprehensive advice provided by our sales force. For G&D, this is the foundation of an efficient partnership. You can reach us on Mondays to Thursdays from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and on Fridays from 7:30 am to 3:00 pm under the telephone number Requests by can be send to service@gdsys.de. G&D CATpro2-DVI-UC 12

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